Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-19


Raciae trails Ma. 10. east bosBd. Va
slopped hy party cf ss6osFs and thai
| the Wells. FsrRo a Cos treasure bcz
ges r0bbsd of Abaat &7.50o. tbs De-
psEs6ees alsD rided The Ueitad Statei
mai and wsnt thr0aRh The train esm-
| pellf1e the passengers 10 give 10 the !
@ones and yaln ahlss.
Usective Thaeher, who Is 10 AFiz lna
trying 10 sppfshend the gang thaa rob
bed the ScotheFn Paeias ak PaDaRo. on
April 97sh, has bsea urdsrsd 10 Flatoaia
Is onoe. Il shall lsave for the scene 80
morrow morning." sud Haue, ''shey
1 are petting pr tty lively ID TVS nov
fer the reason that they hsse Raad trains
70 work and tae best oouatfy on she con.
iinezs in which 50 escape, owing 10 the
1 spafse1sss Of pspalation. 1hers has
kossn sDaF train TohfAaEies Dc . IN thai
3srsciiea siaee toe e1sh afArii, When
they rnade tas clssu 10 as Papaeo. The
| scored v on Mar iSt1, eleven miles
ssst Of Rsst waFth. % the Texas Paei
"a Railroad. Ga JaBe 4-h they robbed
4 train 81 AcNsii's Stgtion on the Mis-
s0uRi Pacific. q. which tims IL il esti-
mated that they took kstween tWeAty
and ffty thousand dollars"
RIP ,Rr FRlM A sHKRIFF.
RLAToxIA. June l8.-The sheriff arViv
! cd at Galveston this morning. He says
there we're twelve Eobbess in ths party
and vhea they entered the express car,
Messenger Frank FolReE, seeing them
come threw away the keys 10 his safe.
This enraRed the dssperad0es and two
uf them wFeakea vengeance on him by
batting him ever the head with then
rsy0lveFs and
oRUELLY SPLITTING HIS EARS
With pocket knives. The messenger
vas badly used mp. Tbs robbers recov
sred The KEYS and snooeedsd in opening
the safe. H3w much money they found
Is mere matter OF conIeoture, bat il ia
stated thas the safe eontAiEed $4,000.
After going through the express and
mail ears, The robbers TUNED their at
tsntisn 10 the passengers, none og whom
vere overlooked or sliRhted. Even the
newsooy was robbed Of his niekels. Ore
old gentleman, sleepine in bis beTth.
vas awakened, and, reaching under ths
SLOWS for his valnabies. was struck
ssnssless BY pistol IN the hands Of
robber. The robbers then secured from
under the pillows q veil filed purse.
The sheriff says thai while the robbers
we're going through the forward car the
colored porter extinguished all the
lights il the sleeper, but it was useless,
IS when the robbers en- cred the sleeper
they compelled the brakeman TO no
ahead With lantern and stop at every
berth.
Colonel Q1intos, Of the Mexican army.
was amoug the passengers, accompanied
BY young lieutenant. When be learn
ed that the train was being robbed, b.
called 10 the lieutenant to bring him
his pistol qslck and be would kill all tie
robbers.
Mrs. White, tie SherifTa wife, who
understands Spanish, Immediately cried
Don't" TO the Colonel, telling him II
be valaed bis life 10 remain in and give
np his money, as the robbers had ever
advantage. A few moments afterwards
the rsbbers came along with the brake
man before carryisg the lantern. One
Of the gang pulled the curtain back, ex.
posing the Mexican cffiSe to the oaze
of Captain Dick, the leader Of the
gang, who was oomplacensIy sucking
q huge stick Of candy In his one
hand while the other covered
the Mexican With a big six-ahooter,
When the bandit Captain saw the Mex.
ican he told him to dleRoree, remark
ing, by way Of emphasis, that be woald
as soon kill Rreaser as eat his break
fast. Tue eficeE reluctantly handed
over 800. Several drummers from
New York and Galveston we're In the
sleeper and all were robbed, nearly
every enc receiving brutal treatment.
The rObbsFs we're very tough and
Ugly Ia their treatment, even striking a
lady passenger, who was slov Ia finding
her pocket book. Il Is ts.imatsd 10
night that the robbers obtainsd NOT
less than $4,000 In money bessdes
much valnable jsWelFy. % 10 a late
hour no news was received regarding
the huat after the r0hbsrs. There is
scarcely doubt but that they are safely
In Mexico by this time.
An ACCOUNT OF TIE ROBBERY III THe
RNGINEER.
scHULEsRURo (Tex }, June IS.-When
the east bound OalifoFnia express on
the Southern Pacific road arrived here
% o'clock this morning, nearly ap
hour behind time, the engineer gave
tour long, loud Whistles Indicating an
alarm OF distress. The Town Marshal
And fe1 other citi2Sns we're SOON ai
the depot and learned that the train had
been robbed. Mr.. b. A. Piokens,
the engineer. stated that upon Ieav
ing the de. OF at Flatonia be slw
man whom he took for q tramp or
drankaFd crawling upon the coal 10 the
tender. PiekeEa asked what vas bis
business, when the man arose aud pre-
sented q pistol at the engineer and told
him 10 be quiet and stop the train when
commanded TO do 90. Tue man then
called Dick, an accompIice concealed
between the tender and express car.
The engineer was told to stop on q
short bridge one and one. half miles
this aide OF Flatonia, which be did. A
smali DIRE was burning on the side Of
she Fsiivay track to indicate the stop
ping place. The train coming 10 q stop,
the too robbers we're joined By four or
ave accomplices. Toe engineer aud
fireman we're marched off the cab and
told 70 await further orders. The rob
beFs then proceeded to make q search
OF the express car, and while they we're
doing 30 the engineer stole away 10 the
arst passenger coach and told the pas
senRers 20 conceal their vAluabIes,
II. b. Folger had charge of Wells.
Fargo Il Co-'s express and tried 70 save
a portion Of the money by throwing it
into the stove. He was eanght in the
act, however, and vas given two or three
blows over the head With pistol for his
tTouble. folger admitted that the rob
bsrs got about 500 from him bat the
amount was evidently much larger.
O0nduotoF Lyons concealed bis gold
watch and most Of bis money. MAI
StokSs, Q drummer, gave the rebbers
s. and saved 800 and Q gold watch.
A Young EnRiishman IN the sleeping
car, whose name could not be learned.
refused 81 nrst 10 give np bis meBey.
bat finally. after being beaten about the
bead and mech With . pistol, be gave up
$1,000, all the money be had. fhe train
eaFFit d no local mail. bot several through
peaches we're cut open and riff q. There
ass no shoeling daring ths robbery.